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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]  
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

3.    ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

The allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                         
    December 31,  
    2012     2011     2010  

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 0.5     $ 0.7     $ 0.7  

Provision charged to expense

    0.6       0.7       0.6  

Write-offs, less recoveries

    (0.5     (0.9     (0.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

  $ 0.6     $ 0.5     $ 0.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company recorded bad debt expense in 2012, 2011, and 2010 of 0.1% of net sales.